John Kramer (Tobin Bell) is back. The most chilling installment of the Saw franchise yet explores the untold chapter of Jigsaw’s most personal game. Set between the events of Saw I and II, a sick and desperate John travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer – only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable. Armed with a newfound purpose, John returns to his work, turning the tables on the con artists in his signature visceral way through a series of ingenious and terrifying traps.
After seven movies, which were getting worse in quality as the franchise came to an end, 'Saw' decided to reinvent itself. In 2017, the movie series was reborn with 'Saw: Jigsaw', an attempt to give the story new strength and look -- but, of course, keeping the exaggerated violence, games and the return of memorable characters and icons, such as the Puppet Billy. Now, this new venture into the 'Saw' universe gets a second film with 'Spiral: From the Book of Saw'. Starring Chris Rock, and with Samuel L. Jackson in the cast, the feature film follows a series of crimes committed that resemble what Jigsaw used to do -- sadistic games and, usually, with strong moral issues involved. The feature film has slips that spoil much of the experience, such as the obvious villain, Rock's difficulty in some scenes and a very strange ending. However, even so, it is still possible to have fun with all the madness of the feature film, which seems to play up, once again, the logic of the 'Saw' story.
Bodies are turning up around the city, each having met a uniquely gruesome demise. As the investigation proceeds, evidence points to one man: John Kramer. But how can this be? The man known as Jigsaw has been dead for over a decade.
As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw’s brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gathers to seek the support of self-help guru and fellow survivor Bobby Dagen, a man whose own dark secrets unleash a new wave of terror...
Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood.